Warmer water temperatures, combined with exposure to chemicals already known to be harmful to aquatic life, could threaten organisms that have temperature-sensitive sex determination.
Ecology
Dec 15, 2017
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Scientists have identified a gene family that plays a key role in one of the earliest stages of development in which an embryo distinguishes its left side from the right and determines how organs should be positioned within ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 25, 2010
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How did early humans learn to live at the highest altitudes on earth?
Other
Feb 15, 2012
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An unprecedented marine heatwave had long-lasting negative impacts on both survival and birth rates for the iconic dolphin population in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Researchers at UZH have now documented that climate change ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 1, 2019
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(AP) -- Yoshiko Ota keeps her windows shut. She never hangs her laundry outdoors. Fearful of birth defects, she warns her daughters: Never have children.
Environment
Mar 7, 2012
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Chemists can make a career out of controlling whether certain molecules are generated as a lefty or a righty.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 24, 2023
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A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in New Orleans is pregnant with twins, the zoo in New Orleans announced Thursday.
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2021
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologist Barbara Mellone uses tiny cameras to study what happens when a dividing cell makes a mistake.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 20, 2010
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(Phys.org) —Climate change could lead to dozens of species of lizards becoming extinct within the next 50 years, according to new research.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2013
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A newly discovered Australian spider measuring little more than a millimetre in length has been named after celebrated British scientist and broadcaster David Attenborough, reports said Saturday.
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2012
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